Trial date pushed back in Stroudsburg fatal stabbing case

The trial for a man charged with fatally stabbing an eight-months-pregnant woman in Stroudsburg has been pushed back from July to September.

The trial for a man charged with fatally stabbing an eight-months-pregnant woman in Stroudsburg has been pushed back from July to September.

Ruben Velazquez, 41, of Stroudsburg, is charged with murdering Krystle Vasquez, 24, and her unborn child in February 2011 in a Broad Street apartment. Defense attorney Axel Jones cited Velazquez's long history of mental illness and medication.

Jones appeared Monday in Monroe County Court, requesting a pre-trial deadline extension to gather all of Velazquez's New Jersey medical records so that a mental health expert the defense may call to testify can properly evaluate Velazquez. Jones said the medical records aren't all in one accessible location and that accessing them is costly.

Judge Art Zulick granted the deadline extension, pushing the trial back to a later date.